Where does “staatsmijn” come from?
staatsmijn (Dutch) comes from Dutch mijn, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis, from Proto-Indo-European mēy(H)nis — to cut, hew.
staatsmijn (Dutch): state mine, mine operated by the state
Definitions
- state mine, mine operated by the state
Ancestry of “staatsmijn”, step by step
staatsmijn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch mijn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mijn | belonging to me: my; mine; shaft dug by an insect... |
| 2 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 3 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 4 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 5 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 6 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |
via Dutch staat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | staat | state, condition; state; table, list, chart |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | staet | inflection of stâen: ## third-person singular... |
| 3 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 4 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 5 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |